Saved By The River?

July 22, 1986

NEW DELHI, INDIA — Tradition came to the rescue of a 12-year-old boy who was thrown into the Ganges River in northern India by his relatives after he was believed to have died from a snake bite. Several hours later villagers found the boy alive and trying to swim to shore, news reports said Monday. He was taken to a hospital. Police believe the boy, whose identity could not be established because he was still unable to speak, was thrown into the water after being taken for dead, and revived as the poison was neutralized by his long stay in the water.